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Exporting vector graphics from Inkscape into Libreoffice
I'm trying to export a reasonably complex illustration from Inkscape into a Libreoffice Writer document. I'd like to avoid rasterizing the illustration as much as possible. So far I've tried the following: Inkscape SVG, Plain SVG, SVG with everything converted to paths: bitmaps images included in m…
Poor quality PNG image when printing to PDF in Word 2010
I have a transparent PNG: The PNG file above was created from an EPS file to a high-resolution PNG, then resized using Photoshop. I am placing this image into a Word file on a cover page. The cover page has a background color that was added using a text box (which is a work around for another issue…
Emulating mouse click with a keyboard
I want to make a button on a keyboard to act like a mouse click, preferably using xmodmap. How do I do it? Running Ubuntu 10.10.
How can I find a file by its content on Linux?
How can I find a file by its content on Linux in the command line? For example, I want to find a file containing the word "helo" on my computer.
How to take screenshot of menu?
How do I take a screenshot when e.g. the wrench menu in Chrome is open? Or perhaps the File menu in Firefox?
How to `ls` a remote folder?
This one uses Samba: I somehow managed to do it by; Browsing to the remote directory. (pcmanfm 0.9.9) Opening the current folder in a terminal. Executing to get Doing worked. ..What would be a more elegant way?
Can VLC crop black borders on the fly?
Many recordings have black bars either on top and bottom or at the left and right side due to the various aspect ratios used, resulting in a 4:3 coded 16:9 movie showing black borders on all four sides in fullscreen mode on a 16:9 monitor (top and bottom because of the movie, left and right because…
Is BIOS read from the BIOS chip or copied into RAM on startup?
When you first turn on your computer, is the fetch/execute cycle first set up to fetch instructions from the BIOS chip directly to the instruction register in the CPU or is there automatic circuitry set up so that when power on is detected, the instructions in the BIOS chip are automatically loaded…
Enable/disable startup programs/script/services on a Mac
I upgraded my MacBook Pro to OS X Lion, and now the fans are working at high speed, even at very low loads. I did a lot of things, resetting PRAM, SMC, etc, but the problem persists. It seems it has to do with Parallels or some other application. I wonder how could I find out which programs/scripts…
How to pull a git repo from github with all unlinked commits
I'm wondering how to pull a repo with all of the commits that have not been gc'd, if that is possible.. is it something like: ? or something else?
How to insert a new line and jump to it, in emacs?
It's exactly the same as eclipse . E.g. I have a some text: The in the first line is the cursor. Then I press some key shortcut, it becomes: Notice there is a new line in the second line, and the cursor is in the new line. What's the key shortcut can I use?
Windows XP/Vista/7 Check Battery Charge from CMD?
How can I get the battery status in windows? On Linux it is as simple as but in Windows this simple task seems impossible. can get all kinds of all information, but won't output something as simple as the charge level. I just need something simple which I can use for some scripts.
How do I play a RTMP stream in VLC?
I'm trying to get a RTMP stream to play on VLC and the URL is in this format: I'm able to record the stream with CooJah but I only want to watch it via VLC. Any ideas?
DD-WRT with native IPv6
My ISP provides native IPv6 support (ie. I can plug in my computer straight into the WAN and get an IPv6 address). However I can not get this working on DD-WRT. When I enable IPv6 and radvd in DD-WRT, the router gets in IPv6 address, but the devices on my LAN do not. I tried looking at the DD-WRT w…
How to rename files located on a network path (UNC path) in Windows 7 command prompt?
In the command prompt, I need a way up rename a file on a remote server. Conceptually, this is what I am looking for: Aside from using PSTools, is there a way to do this locally from the C: drive? I think I can also map a network folder to a drive letter and do it that way, but this batch file I am…
How do you search for specific text in specific file types?
Possible Duplicate: How can I grep in source files for some text? What's the command to search for specific text in specific file types, recursively, under the current directory?
Whats the significance (if any) of wifi channels 12-14?
I have a couple of devices that appear unable to see my router's WiFi signal when its put up on channel 12, 13, or 14. Some newer devices work fine without any problems. Others cannot see the signal. I can confirm the non-working devices can't see my wireless signal at all -- If I use inSSIDer and …
7zip: How to exclude files (not file types) using an exclude list file?
I know you can create a text file containing a list of files and then tell 7zip to reference this file so that it can exclude them from the archive, but I cannot find the syntax for that. Can someone help?
How switch between screen inside screen?
I have to work inside two environment. One Windows (local) and one Linux (remote). I've installed the screen linux utility in both. I'm able to open a screen on my windows, then in one tab, I opened a ssh connection to the linux remote and I start another screen. Sample I can switch between "linux …
spectrum analyzer that shows 'live' input from the microphone
I have a friend which helps children with speaking disabilities, and she needs some software that shows the amplitude of the sound immediately as the children speak through the microphone. I have tried Audacity, but it has a delay of about one second. Any recommendations on such software? Note that…